Chapter 123: Providing Clues
Since Lu Xiaotian went to Xiaorentang, with his superb medical skills, plus not charging a penny of medical expenses, he quickly became quite famous in Quyang City, and many people had to go to Xiaorentang to walk around in order to see his true face, even if he was not sick.
It is precisely because of his professionalism that Zou Jian, who did not trust him very much, gradually let down his guard.
On this day, it was easy to send an old lady who strongly recommended her daughter, and Lu Xiaotian took advantage of his free time to look around in Xiaorentang.
He guessed that Zou Quan's secrets were hidden in the secret room of Xiaorentang, so whenever he had the opportunity, he would wander around the secret room.
It's the same today, but after waiting for a quarter of an hour, I didn't see anyone wanting to go in, and I was about to leave, when I saw Zou Quanquan hurriedly walking towards him.
Lu Xiaotian's heart moved, and he immediately walked to the other side, and only when Zou Quan stopped in front of the door of the secret room did he get closer again.
Zou Quan was still holding a wooden box in his hand, which looked a little heavy, holding the box in one hand and removing the key from his neck to open the door with the other.
Lu Xiaotian immediately stepped forward respectfully, "Steward Zou, do you want me to help you?" ”
Zou Quan's hand tightened, a trace of panic flashed on his face, and he immediately said on guard: "No, this is the important place of Xiaorentang, and there are precious medicinal materials in it, so you don't have to get close, if you lose any medicinal materials, you can't afford to pay for it in your life." ”
Lu Xiaotian was a little apprehensive, "Then I won't bother." After saying that, he respectfully stepped back.
Zou Quan waited for him to go away before he took the key again to open the door, and before entering the door, he looked around to make sure that there was no one. Only then did he push the door open a crack and squeeze it in, and quickly closed the door from the inside again.
Lu Xiaotian hid behind the pillar, curious as if he was scratched by a cat.
Others only thought that behind the door. It is a warehouse for the storage of precious medicinal materials, and no one knows that there is a dark room hidden in the warehouse.
Zou Quan was so nervous that he was holding the box of things, and he was afraid of being seen, obviously the box was not filled with medicinal materials, but hidden something unspeakable.
What is it exactly? Of course, Lu Xiaotian can't break in now, but this matter can be told to Ling Yi, and it may not be possible for her to think of any way.
After the closure of Xiaorentang. Lu Xiaotian changed his outfit and went to the country of Bayin.
Taking off his makeup, no one here knows him anymore, and Lu Xiaotian swaggered into the country of Eight Sounds. walked into Ling Yi's room openly.
Ling Yi was surprised that the latter would walk in through the main entrance, and couldn't help but tease.
Lu Xiaotian didn't care, and said with a smile: "Miss, don't be in a hurry to laugh at me, listen to what news I brought you." ”
He told Ling Yi about the strange appearance of Zou Quan he saw. And guessed: "Zou Quan's box of things." It must be something important, he thought that no one had discovered the secret room of the storeroom, but I had seen through that little trick a long time ago, and if it weren't for the lack of a key and the difficulty of breaking in, I would have gone in eight hundred times. ”
What is hiding that makes Zou Quan so nervous?
Ling Yi fell into deep thought. Zou Quan and Zou Jian are all one, and the wooden box is obviously carried into Xiaorentang from the outside. Then who gave it to Zou Quan?
She suddenly asked, "Where did Zou Quan go today?" ”
Lu Xiaotian shook his head: "I don't know the specifics, I have been seeing people all day long, where do I have time to pay attention to him, but I guess I should go to the restaurant, and I can smell the smell of alcohol from afar." ”
"Restaurant? Are you sure you went to the restaurant? Ling Yi looked at him seriously.
Lu Xiaotian didn't know what she thought of again, but when she was asked like this, she was a little unsure, but said: "It doesn't have to be a restaurant, it may be a tavern, a wine stall, or a wine cellar or something, in short, I only said that he smelled of wine." ”
Ling Yi calmed down and began to slowly organize her thoughts.
Lu Xiaotian knew that she had to think, so he consciously didn't bother, and left with a smile and a smile, he was going to see his sister Zhiyu.
Because they are all rooms where the elders live, the layout is similar to that of the inn, on the same floor, there are many independent rooms, Ling Yi's location, in the attic, Gong Xiru lives in the fourth room separated from her by three rooms.
The distance was so close, coupled with his own martial arts skills, he naturally noticed Lu Xiaotian entering and leaving Ling Yi's room.
Judging from the breath, there is no doubt that it is a man, but who can enter and exit so casually?
"Young master, you have taken the book backwards." Gong Sheng kindly corrected the book in Gong Xiru's hand for him.
Gong Xiru rarely didn't glare at him.
Gong Sheng was unconscious, and said with a smile: "Young master, Miss Ling shouldn't have fallen asleep at this time, it depends on your restlessness, do you want to talk to Miss Ling." ”
Gong Xiru glared at him angrily, put down the book, and simply lay down on the bed, motionless.
Gong Sheng pursed his lips and smiled, and gently lowered the bed curtain.
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On the second day, Liang Kai got up early in the morning, wiped his face casually and hurried out.
Last night he made an appointment with those beggars to meet at the broken temple at the end of the street, and when he arrived, he found that everyone had arrived, but it turned out that he had finally encountered such a good errand, and who dared to leave was waiting in the broken temple all night.
Liang Kai explained the matter again, asked these children to follow Zou Jian and the five Liang people, and repeatedly told them not to show their stuffing.
After getting everyone's assurance, he let the beggars leave with confidence, and he went to the place where Zou Jian and his party had been last night.
Restaurants, casinos, brothels, although there were many places they went, but Liang Yi remembered Ling Yi's instructions, and ran around every place where those people had gone with wide eyes, and when most of them were finished, it was already past noon.
Liang Zhen didn't dare to delay, ate a bowl of noodles on the facial paralysis, and then ran the last two places, and then returned to the Eight Sound Country to report to Ling Yi.
"The little ones have seen all those places, and the little ones are dull and don't find anything special, but there are other places around those places, and the little ones have taken notes."
He handed the booklet to Ling Yi.
Ling Yi asked him to rest first, while he took the booklet to study.
I don't know how long it was, but there was a knock at the door.
Ling Yi was slightly puzzled. Immediately put on the face towel and got up to open the door.
Gong Xiru stood quietly outside the door and said in a low voice: "There is a person." You might want to see it. ”
Ling Yi glanced at the corridor outside, and there was no one else, welcomed Gong Xiru into the room, took off his scarf and said, "Who?" ”
"You'll know when you go." Gong Xiru didn't plan to say it right now.
Ling Yihu looked at him suspiciously, and there was still a booklet given to her by Liang Yi on the table, although she hadn't seen anything unusual so far.
She was thinking about whether she needed to make a trip. But if you don't know the reason, won't you be delaying your own time?
Gong Xiru saw her hesitation and continued: "This person. After you see it, you will definitely not regret it, maybe it has something to do with what you are investigating now. ”
Ling Yi's eyes flashed, except for his own people. No one knew what she was doing. Gong Xiru could actually sense that he was investigating something.
Thinking of this, she felt a little uneasy in her heart, it felt like you had hidden a treasure with your heart, but it was still easily found out, as if her intentions were clearly seen and exposed.
But think about it. Ling Yi still walked out of the room with Gong Xiru's affirmative eyes.
Although she didn't know why, she always felt that Gong Xiru could provide her with something important that she didn't know.
After the two left the country of Eight Sounds. He drove the carriage for half an hour, and when the carriage stopped, Ling Yi was slightly surprised.
"Yinfeng Mansion - it's a restaurant." She jumped out of the carriage, and recalled in her mind what Liang Yi said, Zou Quan and those Liang people drank here last night.
Gong Xiru was the first to walk in.
Yinfeng Lou is just an ordinary restaurant, and the guests are all at the middle and lower level, so at first glance, the shopkeeper Gong Xiru is gorgeous, and his face immediately smiled.
"This master, are you sharp, or do you live in the hotel?"
Seeing Ling Yi who was walking in, he flattered: "Looking at Madame's appearance, it seems that she has been in a hurry, why don't you sit down and eat something first, and then rest in our guest room before leaving?" ”
Gong Xiru glanced back at Ling Yi, then turned his head and said lightly, "Who are your guys who ran the hall last night?" ”
When the shopkeeper heard this, he faintly shouted in his heart that it was not good, and he came up to find someone as soon as he came, could it be that he came to find fault?
On his face, he was already smiling and beckoning to a guy: "You come here." ”
The guy ran over inexplicably: "Shopkeeper, you called me?" ”
The shopkeeper pointed to the guy and said to Gong Xiru: "Last night was the hall where he ran, did this kid do something wrong and make the master unhappy?" ”
The man suddenly looked frightened, and tried to think back to when he had offended such a noble person, but he had never even seen the faces of the two people in front of him, so where did he say that he was offended.
"Did you entertain a group of Liang Guoren last night?" Gong Xiru asked directly.
The man thought for a moment, and his heart suddenly lifted, and he said with some fear: "The little ones did serve them food." ”
Gong Xiru took out two more portraits, pointed to the people on them and asked, "Then have you seen these two people?" ”
The man stared at the portrait, looked left and right, and nodded slowly: "I've seen - the person on the left arrived with those Liang people first, and the person on the right came halfway, but he didn't stay long and left soon." ”
Ling Yi leaned over to take a look, and then looked at Gong Xiru, the eyes of the two met, and everything was silent.
"But what did you hear them say?" Ling Yi asked the buddy.
The guy shook his head: "Those nobles don't say anything when the little one is served, and let the little one leave quickly after the food is served."
The little ones know that they can't afford to offend, so how dare they listen to what they say. ”
Gong Xiru waved his hand: "Okay, it's okay, you go down." ”
The man glanced at the shopkeeper, saw the latter nodding, and quickly retreated.
Gong Xiru took out a piece of silver and gave it to the shopkeeper, and said coldly: "Today's matter, if you dare to leak half a sentence-"
He randomly pulled a chopstick and threw it in a certain direction, only to hear a snap, a chair in the corner fell apart, and the person sitting on the chair stumbled and fell to the ground.
"That stool is what happens to you." Gong Xiru said lightly.
The shopkeeper's heart jumped suddenly, cold sweat was dripping on his forehead, and he hurriedly gave his hand: "The little one knows, master, don't worry, the small one is the knife on the neck, and he won't talk nonsense." ”
Walking out of Yinfeng Tower, Ling Yi was curious and puzzled, "How did you know they met here?" ”
Gong Xiru put the portrait back away, and said with a smile: "Just let Wuying check it, and it will be found out, they didn't avoid suspicion, maybe they thought that such an inconspicuous place would not attract attention, in short, it was not difficult." ”
Ling Yi raised his eyebrows and looked at the latter with a smile, but he was thinking in his heart, it seemed that Zou Jian's box of things was taken from Zou Quan. (To be continued......)